Power outage halts OHS classes

Low-hanging power line damaged in accident Thursday caused blackout

7:26 PM,
Oct. 17, 2013

Instructors Sheryl Ned, left front, and Katherine Cosgrove, right, monitor Opelousas High School students as they wait for transportation home following a power outage Thursday that disrupted classes and forced the students to leave the building.

Written by

Zane Hill
zhill@dailyworld.com

Classes are expected to resume as normal today after a power failure derailed Opelousas High School's day Thursday morning.

According to Opelousas Police Chief Perry Gallow, a truck hit and disconnected a power line at the intersection of Judson Walsh Drive and Karma C. Schad Drive. The power line apparently was hanging lower than usual.

"We are not certain what caused it to be hanging low at this time," Gallow said. ...